Display page for coins and other objects



Filed April 28. 1945 I f INVENTOR. C/MLES GLSA/N 602775 Patented Sept. 14, 1948 oFFlcE DISPLAY PAGE FR COINS OBJECTS `AND o'rnEn charles Glenn Curtis, Brea, Calif.

Application April 28, 1945, Serial No. 590,945

3 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a display page or holder for coins and other objects. i

A primary object of the invention is to provide a page or a holder in which may be mounted rare coins or like objects so that they may be` readily viewed or inspected but which is so constructed that such coins or like objects cannot be surreptitiously removed therefrom.

Display pages for displaying rare coins and like objects have heretofore been provided consisting of cardboard sheets suitably covered and having apertures therein which receive the coins and like objects. These apertures are closed by strips of transparent Celluloid or like material retaining the coins in the apertures and which permit the obverse and reverse sides of the coins to be inspected from opposite sides of the page. These strips of Celluloid are usually slid between the cardboard and the covering therefor and can easily be slid out from between the covering and the cardboard suiciently to permit of surreptitious removal of the rare coins or similar objects, even though the page may be mounted in a binder or the like.

Specically an object of the invention is to provide a display page having its walls formed of transparent material to permit inspection of the coins therethrough and which is so constructed that the page, when its parts are assembled together and are mounted in a ring type binder or the equivalent, it is impossible to remove the coins from the page as long as the page remains in the binder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display page for rare coins and like objects which is of relatively simple and economical and durable construction.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a partial view in perspective of a ring-tight binder illustrating a display page embodying the present invention as having been mounted therein.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the page taken substantially upon the line 2-2 upon Fig. 1-

Fig. 3 is a partial view in elevation of the underside of the page and may be regarded as having been taken substantially upon the line 3--3 upon Fig. 2. y

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, parts being broken Fig. 1.

away taken substantially upon the line 4-4 upon Fig. `5 is `a view in elevation illustrating the manner in which the display page may be mounted in a display holder.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken lyupon the line 6 6 upon Fig. 5.

substantial- Referring to the accompanying `drawings l wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the improved display page consists of three sections of transparent material such as synthetic resin plastic ora modilied cellulose plastic. The central section is indicated at Ill and has a plurality of apertures I I formed therethrough of such size and shape as to receive rare'coins or `other objects that are to be displayed. An upper section I2 overlies the central section I0 except around three side edges `of the central section so that the projecting portion of the central section I0 indicated at I3 forms outwardly extending iianges. The section I2 is cemented or otherwise permanently fastened to section I0 providing one member of the display page which has pockets formed by the apertures II in section I0 on its underside. The lower member of the display is indicated at It. This member has side walls I5 around three of its side edges and these side walls have inwardly eX- tending iianges I6 arranged to overhang or overlie the flange portions I3 around three of the side edges of the central member IIJ. The bottom member I4 on its fourthside has a ringer receiving opening I1 formed therein. 'Ihe two members of the display page have registrable perforations I8 formed therein adapted to receive the rings R on a ring type binder or other structure in which the display page is adapted to be mounted.

lIn order to mount coins in the recesses provided by apertures II the rings R of the ring binder are opened and the display page removed. By grasping the upper member of the page `between its top surface and its bottom exposed by the recess I1 the upper member can be caused to slide out of the lower member I4 and on being turned over the coins may be deposited in their respective apertures'l or recesses II. When the coins have been positioned therein the lower member I 4 can be slid on to the upper member i'ormed by parts I0 and I2 thus locking the coins therein in their respective recesses. With the parts of the page thus reassembledthe page may be reinserted in the binder and on closing the rings R the partsof theA page are kept from slidlng relatively to each other. Thus, as long as the rings of the binder are closed or as long as the page is not removed from the binder it is impossible to slide one part of the page relatively to the other to open a recess or pocket and surreptitiously remove a coin. Y Both the obverse and reverse sides of the coin can be readily inspected through the transparent Walls of the page.

It is not essential, that the v`central,,member I be formed of transparent material; 'This mem-- ber may be formed of opaque material or any other material if desired. It is likewise not es. v

sential that the upper member composed of parts I@ and I2 be made of two parts.` IIIf desiredzthe.

,cured to said central part and overlying said apertures but terminating short of three of the .Isideiedgesv ofthe central part, a lower part adaptpockets or recesses II can be molded on the un' derside of a single unitary part. economy, however, and ease of constructionl find it advantageous to make :theiuppermemfber of two parts in that the apertures I I can .be readily stamped or drilled through the central member Ill and on cementing or otherwise securing the upper member i2 'theretothe transparent surfaces of the upper member are not marre-dand readily permit of "clear 'inspection ofthev-coins. In the construction of the lower member I4 this may be molded or fabricated toprovide'the'walls l5 and anges Iii around three sides.

In lieu of mounting the display pag-cina binder the entire displaypage wheniits parts and coins have been assembled together 'may be'sli'd into a U-shaped frame 29 havingA channel ishaped sides 2l. When the page yis positionedtherein lthe frame 29 prevents the par-ts oithe page vfrombeing slid relatively to feach other 'ta-expose oropen one or more of the pockets or'recesses'formedby the apertures I I.

ltwill be readily appreciated thatthe improved page permits of inspection of'both' sides'of'the coin but is so constructed that surrep'titious removal of the coins is eiectively preventedwhich is a disadvantage of the display-pages nowin general use. v

Various changes may be made ln*t l"1el detailsof construction without departing'` from Vthe' spirit and scope of the invention as'defined"bytheapn pended claims.

I claim:

1. A displayl page 'comprising `a 'central-'part Eorpurposes of .ed to underlie said central part and cover said apertures said lower part having Walls extending around three of its edges and iianges arranged .'to.ove.rlie 'edges of the central part, said parts having ,registrable perf orations.

3. A display page comprising a central part having apertures therethrough, an upper part secured tos'aid central part and* overlying said apertures but terminating short of three ofthe side edges ofthe central part, a lower part adapted to underlie said central'part and cover said apertures said lower part having walls extending around three Yof its edges and flanges arranged to 'overlie edges of the central part, said parts hav- .ing registrable perforations, the under ,part having a finger receiving openings formed, on its fourthedge l CHARLES GLENN CURTIIS.`

,REFERENCES ,CITED The lfollowing yreferences are vof recordin the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Duell July 18, 1944 

